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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1975
Page
1
The Smith family of 1701 S Eddy recalls April 26 1974 when a tornado destroyed their trailer. Mrs Smith describes hearing a freight train roar while their son Chad, 2, was found seriously injured, and baby Shelly escaped unscathed. She credits a calming unseen voice and says the event strengthened their faith as rescuers rushed to help.
Turbulent weather pushes across Texas with thunderstorms and a tornado watch extending from Paris to Little Rock. Pecos reports 94 degrees, dipping to 49 pre dawn, while Abilene to Mineral Wells sees intense activity and up to five inch per hour rainfall. The tornado watch spans 10 counties, in effect until 4 a.m., as storms move eastward.
County and district clerks from Reeves Winkler and other counties convene in Pecos for the Area 3 meet at the Pecos Valley Country Club. About 43 attendees registered by noon as discussions cover recent state law changes and their impact on clerk duties.
Opinion piece arguing against nationalization of the oil industry and for free enterprise. Criticizes government waste and bureaucratic inefficiency, cites prolonged mail times and cost of energy projects, and portrays politicians as the true threat to oil investment and consumer interests. Emphasizes profits of oil companies and energy abundance under private enterprise.
Turner, Rome, Cotton & Associates of Corpus Christi won unanimous approval as architect for the Reeves Memorial Hospital project. Judge Glover cited a 7 to 7.5 percent fee amid bids from eight firms. Turner to visit Pecos Tuesday. contract is a formality per commissioners.
A South Vietnamese cabinet minister direct reached North Vietnamese officials for a negotiated peace settlement and plans to send an envoy to Hanoi. Reports say President Huong could cede the presidency to Gen Minh to form a government acceptable to the Communists as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces probe 25 miles west of Saigon.
Pecos students will display art projects from 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m Saturday at the community center located at Fifth and Oak Streets. The event, sponsored by the local Texas Classroom Teachers Association unit, includes local schools and is open to the public with no charge.
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